Religiousness in the Late Middle Ages

Stanislaw Bylina (1936-2017) was Professor of Medieval Studies at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. In 1991 he became that Institute’s director. He specialized in medieval Poland, the history of Christianity, and Polish and European culture.

• Christianity in medieval Central and Eastern Europe – Christian influence on traditional folk culture – Folklore and its influence on Christian practices – Instruction in the Christian liturgy – Folk attitudes toward the sacred – Christian attitudes toward the sacred – Attitudes toward the afterlife – Heaven and damnation – Prayer and hymns in church – Preachers – Parochial schools – Magic – Everyday life – Blasphemers